John Evans (fencer)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
| Born | Wales | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||
Event | foil / épée | |||||||||||
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John J.Evans is a Welsh former fencer who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Evans was a member of the Royal Air Force and was stationed at RAF Locking, where in 1956 he was a flying officer.[1] He won the Somerset foil championship in both 1955 and 1956.[2]
He was selected for the 1958 Welsh team[3] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the foil and épée events.[4]
He won a bronze medal in the team foil with John Preston and Malcolm Kerslake.[5]
Evans went to a second Commonwealth Games, representing the 1962 Welsh team[6] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[7] where he participated in the foil and sabre events.[8]
References
- ^ "Wales is Ready for the Empire Games". Pontypridd Observer. 19 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fencing". Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser. 15 December 1956. p. 12. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2025.